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exchange of contracts

exchange of contracts noun: the act of exchanging contracts.

Noun

exchange of contracts (plural exchanges of contracts)

  1. (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) The act of exchanging contracts.
  2. (England, Northern Ireland, Wales, idiomatic) The point or stage at which a conveyancing contract comes into existence between negotiating parties for the carrying out of a disposition of an estate in land; usually requiring the payment of a deposit.

Forms of exchange of contracts

pluralexchanges of contracts
alternative formexchanging contracts
alternative formexchanging of contracts
alternative formexchange

Questions about exchange of contracts

What does exchange of contracts mean?
Exchange of contracts means the act of exchanging contracts.
What part of speech is exchange of contracts?
Exchange of contracts is a noun.
What is the plural of exchange of contracts?
The plural of exchange of contracts is exchanges of contracts.

Words near exchange of contracts in the dictionary

  1. exchange coefficients
  2. exchange contracts
  3. exchange editor
  4. exchange editors
  5. exchange flesh
  6. exchange of contracts
  7. exchange of fire
  8. exchange paradox
  9. exchange rate
  10. exchange rate risk
  11. exchange rates

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